Calling rescue dogs for duty! An Australian animal welfare group is looking for a heroic dog to fill a full-time position as a koala rescuer.

After a decade helping rescue koalas from bushfires and other disasters, 11-year-old detection dog Bear retired in March ...

New research into koala milk could prove crucial to future conservation of the iconic, yet endangered Australian species. The study, led by Edith Cowan University (ECU) Ph.D. candidate Manujaya W.

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — A regulator has approved a world-first vaccine to protect koalas from chlamydia infections, which are causing infertility and death in the iconic native species that is ...

Bear helped save more than 100 koalas during the Black Summer bushfires. Now, the search is on for Australia’s next canine ...

For Save the Koala Day, learn how conservation geneticist Rebecca Johnson’s work helps protect these iconic marsupials Jack Tamisiea Smithsonian chief scientist Rebecca Johnson snaps a selfie with one ...

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The Columbus Zoo and Aquarium’s first baby koala in 15 years will leave the pouch in the coming weeks, and come into the world at a time when its species has been under threat of endangerment.